Selected Columns of Table-type Data Items are not Output to PDF during PDF File Generation (Fixed)

Fixed Version

• Ver. 14.0.2

Affected Version and Operation

• Ver. 14.0
• Set up Generate PDF File auto-step to output select-type columns in Table-type Data Items to PDF

Bug Details

• Occurs when the following operation is performed
  • Set the Template PDF as to be inserted select-type columns of Table-type Data Items in Generate PDF File
• What happens when a defect occurs
  • Input values for select-type columns of Table-type Data Items are not output to the PDF

Workaround/Recovery

• Please consider the following workaround when this problem occurs
  • Add string-type column sub-item to the Table-type Data Item and copy the values of select-type columns to them then output them to PDF
    • Use Script Task or other means to copy values
    • You will also need to update the insertion ID in the PDF file
• This bug will be fixed in the next release version (Ver. 14.1)

Codes Example

Example of code in [Script Task] to copy the value (display label) of the select-type sub-data item of Table-type A to the string-type sub-data item of Table-type B

• TableA, TableB: Data Item name
• selectA, stringB: Field name of sub-data item
• It is not assumed in cases where Table type A is not entered or select-type sub-data item is not entered.

const listA = engine.findDataByName("TableA");
const defB = engine.findDataDefinitionByName("TableB");
const newList = defB.createListArray();
 
for (let i=0; i<listA.size(); i++) {
  const value = listA.getObject(i, 'selectA').getDisplay();
  const newRow = newList.addRow();
  newRow.put('stringB', value);
}
 
engine.setData(defB, newList);